Press-Release

April 2014

We are pleased to have UpsideLMS on-board. We firmly believe that technologies can reach full potential when it touches the lives of human beings by empowering them with knowledge, aptitude and skills required to blossom at the workplace. We look forward to working with Upside Learning and using their much renowned Learning Management System.

Thumbay MoideenFounder & PresidentThumbay Group

Thumbay Group, an international business conglomerate based in the UAE, has selected Upside Learning to provide eLearning solutions to its wide base of over 2000 employees.

The Thumbay Group will be deploying Upside Learning's award-winning Learning Management System, UpsideLMS, to train their staff at multiple locations in UAE. UpsideLMS will offer effective cost control & consistency in training activities across all units of the business and will provide comprehensive reports on employees training performance, which was a major consideration of Thumbay Group before acquiring the services of Upside Learning.

Amit Gautam, Founder & Director of Technology Solutions of Upside Learning commented, “eLearning in the Middle East is growing at an exponential rate. We are pleased on being up to speed with latest trends and technologies to meet the growing and rising demands of this market by offering innovative learning technology solutions of the highest caliber. The latest undertaking with Thumbay Group further solidifies our position as a premium eLearning company in the region.”

Abdul Rahman Kola, Head of Operations & Sales, New Horizons, Dubai, which is Upside Learning's official partner in the UAE said, “We believe that UpsideLMS can bring significant changes in the way people learn. It is for this reason we partnered with them as we see a huge potential of Learning & Development taking the next big step in this region.”

About New Horizons

For the past 28 years, New Horizons has been providing innovative learning solutions that have transformed businesses and helped 28 million students reach their career goals. Over the last quarter of a century, it has grown into a global network of 300 centers in 60 countries offering more than 4,000 courses in areas spanning business and professional development, everyday desktop use software and IT skills. It also has a dedicated eLearning division that offers effective learning strategy to more complex needs of organisation.

About Thumbay Group

The Thumbay Group UAE is an international business conglomerate with its head quarters in Ajman, United Arab Emirates. Venturing into new avenues of service with missionary zeal, the Thumbay Group has over the past decade spread its wings of excellence in various fields of social and business endeavours. It started in 1998 and since then has grew into a diversified group with operations in Education, Healthcare, Medical Research, Diagnostics, Retail Pharmacy, Health Communication, Retail Opticals, Wellness, Nutrition Stores, Hospitality, Real Estate, Publishing, Trading, Marketing & Distribution.

It is well-known for running the GMC Chain of Hospitals, the constituent teaching hospitals of Gulf Medical University. It is one of the largest healthcare services provider in UAE serving patients from more than 175 countries.